KUsports.com Headlines for July 8

--------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Could Rudy Gobert's departure open the door to more playing time for former Jayhawk Udoka Azubuike in Utah?]( [Could Rudy Gobert's departure open the door to more playing time for former Jayhawk Udoka Azubuike in Utah?]( By: Matt Tait There’s been a lot of talk lately about what the Rudy Gobert to Minnesota trade will do for the Timberwolves’ chances of competing in ... Posted yesterday at 4:44 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas football team again projected to finish last as Big 12 preseason poll released]( [Kansas coach Lance Leipold yells at an official as the team plays against Coastal Carolina during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Conway, S.C., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Coastal Carolina won 49-22. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)]( By: Zac Boyer The Kansas football team has been projected for the 12th consecutive season to finish last in the Big 12, according to the preseason poll released ... Posted yesterday at 2:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chancellor Douglas Girod says Kansas will 'land in a good place' as college athletics goes through another round of realignment]( [University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod is pictured in his office in Strong Hall on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.]( By: Chad Lawhorn Chancellor Douglas Girod on Thursday expressed confidence Kansas will "land in a good place" as conference realignment again grips college athletics, but didn't quite ... Posted yesterday at 1:33 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Four players on Kansas women's basketball team selected to national teams]( [Kansas women's basketball forward Ioanna Chatzileonti shoots during the game against Texas Tech on Feb. 19, 2022, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.]( By: Zac Boyer Greece's Ioanna Chatzileonti and Danai Papadopoulou, Sweden's Sanna Strom and Hungary's Zsofia Telegdy have been chosen to represent their countries at the ... Posted yesterday at 11:54 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr. named to preseason All-Big 12 team]( [Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr. (1) pulls the crowd onto their feet during the third quarter on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Nick Krug/Special to the Journal-World)]( By: Zac Boyer Kenny Logan Jr. was the lone Kansas player selected to the All-Big 12 preseason team, which was announced by the conference on Wednesday. Posted July 6 at 4:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [What to make of the rumored Pac-12-ACC alliance]( [What to make of the rumored Pac-12-ACC alliance]( By: Matt Tait One of the biggest developments on a busy Tuesday in the conference realignment world came later in the day, when reports surfaced that the ... Posted July 6 at 4:07 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Seven former Jayhawks gearing up for NBA Summer League action]( [Seven former Jayhawks gearing up for NBA Summer League action]( By: Matt Tait With the NBA’s annual Summer League now under way out west, seven former Kansas Jayhawks are in the process of making their case for ... Posted July 6 at 11:26 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas women's basketball boosts schedule strength with games vs. Texas A&M, Arizona]( [Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider, left, speaks with sophomore forward Ioanna Chatzileonti during the Big 12 quarterfinal game against Oklahoma at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 11, 2022.]( By: Zac Boyer The Kansas women's basketball team has conceived a significantly stronger nonconference schedule that coach Brandon Schneider hopes should better prepare the Jayhawks for the ... Posted July 6 at 10:23 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas football adds transfer O-lineman; defensive back mulls Jayhawks]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold leads his players onto the field before the start of the game against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 10, 2021, in Conway, S.C.]( By: Zac Boyer The Kansas football team added another offensive tackle to the mix when Dominick Puni, formerly of Central Missouri, decided to transfer and join the Jayhawks. Posted July 5 at 4:52 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Is a Big 12 vs. Pac-12 battle brewing on the conference realignment stage?]( [Is a Big 12 vs. Pac-12 battle brewing on the conference realignment stage? ]( By: Matt Tait There were more significant moves from both the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences on Tuesday, as the two leagues continued to scramble to find ... 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